Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $399.0 million in Q1 2026, down 17.56% year-on-year from $484.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.09% quarter-over-quarter from $689.0 million in Q4 2025.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Abbott Laboratories has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $399.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $399.0 million, down 17.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion (down 9.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.2 billion, down 1.63% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $399.0 million for Q1 2026 at Abbott Laboratories, down from $689.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $755.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $321.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $502.0 million (2025), against an average of $515.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures fell 19.14% in 2022 and surged 33.77% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Abbott Laboratories' Capital Expenditures stood at $610.0 million in 2022, then rose by 23.77% to $755.0 million in 2023, then fell by 4.64% to $720.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.31% to $689.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 42.09% to $399.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $399.0 million (Q1 2026), $689.0 million (Q4 2025), and $496.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 399.00 Mn
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 166.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 444.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 177.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 64.90 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -85.46 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 76.60 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 86.00 Mn
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 90.20 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 36.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 399.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 689.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 689.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 496.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 496.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 502.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 502.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 484.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 484.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 720.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 720.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 556.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 556.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 533.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 533.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 398.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 398.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 755.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 755.00 Mn